Milestones 2004 – present | Pro Minadores de Suenos

2020

Unfortunately, this year was dominated by the pandemic
In the beginning, the greatest need in the families could be alleviated with the distribution of food baskets: 1,600 baskets or about 16 tons of food were distributed
The young people from the youth group were used to provide the food baskets
As soon as it was possible, the children were again offered help with their tasks in small groups
A group of young people are now taking on leadership roles to support the daily work with the children and organize the activities of the youth group

2019

Task assistance: theater and circus classes have been provided as a playful and artistic addition to the daily school routine
Workroom set up: Woodwork and repairs can now be done on site
Completion of construction work on the second building: exterior painting, Chova weather protection for roof, roofing of lavabos and gate entrance

2018

Details under construction: The driveway is concreted. The bridge connecting the two buildings is assembled.
Finally there are adequate workplaces for the administration with the new office.
In the task help: In addition to the daily routine of coping with the school tasks, there is always plenty of room for activities such as holiday programmes, camps, celebrations on Children’s Day or Christmas and the playroom in everyday life.

2017

Thanks to many smaller and larger donations, the second building could be built quickly and it greatly expands the space offered by the Fundacíon.
The day-care centre in the quarter is still run by the Fundacíon and the offer has been extended to 50 children.
2 new task rooms are now available for the 6-12 year olds.
The 13-17 year olds organise a large part of the holiday programme for the younger ones, which helps them to build up their own skills.

2016

The Fundacíon takes over the management of the state day-care centre in the neighbourhood for up to 40 children aged 1-3.
The holiday programme has been extended again. A total of 7 groups with 175 young people took part and the project of a second building is gaining momentum.
Thanks to a generous donation from the ‘La Rosa’ association and the ‘1 stone for 1 franc’ fundraising campaign that was launched, construction began.

2015

Expansion of leisure and holiday facilities for children and young people.
In camps the participants learn the basic values such as honesty, respect, responsibility, solidarity
Setting up a playroom where children can forget their worries.

2014

10 years of Foundation!
Education: The Foundation is definitively open the whole day, the number of children which we can support has been increased
Education: With the newly hired social worker family and school visits are intensified
Construction: compost toilet: in cooperation with the university PUCE humus has been made without any toxic bacterias in it.
Construction: The chicken house has been finished in August, hopefully the chicken will spend their eggs for the lunch table

2013

Construction: enlargement of the playground with slide and climbing wall and an additional big swing
During school holiday: holiday camp with 32 children out in the nature
During school holiday: holiday program with 120 people under the theme ‘Respect’ and plenty of time for playing and having fun
Construction: gentle renovation of the rooms with proper cleaning and new painting with motives of the walls

2012

Construction: Completion of the new playground (with donations from the Swiss association “Am Ball für Strassenkinder”)
Construction: Completion of ecological bathrooms
Nutrition: Installation of biological beds together with “Agencia Metropolitana de Promoción Económica” from Quito

2011

Construction of property walls ( with donations from Swiss Embassy, Ecuador)
Health: eye surgeries and dental treatments (in cooperation with “Rotary Club Quito”). Establishing a daily teeth-brushing supervision for all children after lunch
Education: Establishment of specific lecture and calculating exsercises for children with learning disabilities

2010

Construction of the fundament for building (with donations from “Katholische Kirche Wien” and the help of volunteer workers)
Nutrition: Establishing of a daily healthy lunch in addition to an afternoon snack for 30 children of the project
Health: Extension of the family visits/support
Health: Establishing of small medical treatments (delousing, treatment of warts, dewormings,…)

2009

Construction: Second school room finished
Education: second school room allows an extension of homework support for 45 children in 2 separate groups
Health: Establishment of hearing and visual tests for children of our project in cooperation with INFA
Leisure time: weekly meetings of the youth project (before: monthly)

2008

Leisure time: specific holiday program for 30 adolescents
Construction of a supporting wall enabled by donations from “Katholische Kirche Wien” and volunteer workers
Education: organizing school scolarships for several children in order to enable them to go to school (in cooperation with INFA (“Instituto Nacional de la Familia”, Quito)
Health: Establishing family visits as a pilot project with 5 families

2007

Leisure time: Establishment of a monthly youth project for up to 20 adolescents
Leisure time: holiday program for up to 150 children and also offered for the first time for adolescents
Since this year the holiday program was also supported for the first time by “Schweizer Club Quito”

2006

2005

Education/construction: homework support in our own rooms for up to 30 children
Leisure time: first activities offered for adolescents
First extern trainee from the University of Applied Science St. Gallen, Switzerland

2004

Approval from the Ministry of Social Affairs
Education: start of homework support in rented rooms (15 children), school and family visits
Leisure time: holiday program for 120 children with the help of juvenile leaders
Nutrition: snacks in all offered activities